Fly-lady - "flyushki" - came up withAmerican housewife Marla Cilley. Perhaps, her story is worth dwelling on separately. For many years, Marla tried unsuccessfully to become a model housewife and somehow organize her life. However, all attempts to maintain order in the house ended in failure. Literally 2-3 days after a general cleaning, dirt and trash mysteriously returned to their places. And so everything dragged on until the "terrible" happened - Marla's husband left. In the end, he told her that he simply could not live in such a cluttered, uncomfortable house with a "slutty" wife. Marla hated herself, fell into a deep depression and even ended up in the hospital. There she had enough free time to think about the situation and come to certain conclusions. Marla left the hospital a different person. She decided to move forward in small steps. And for this she came up with a certain routine. These simple rules became the basis of her system. It turned out that this approach works. Marla began to share her victories with other women. Gradually, she gained many like-minded women.

Why the "fly"?

FlyLady is Marla Cilley's nickname, which sheused on various forums. The English word "fly" has two meanings - "fly" and "to fly". Later, one of the fans of Marla Cilley's system suggested perceiving the word FLY as an abbreviation. She deciphered it as "Finally Loving Yourself". Which can be translated as "finally loving yourself". In fact, this decipherment very accurately conveys the meaning of the fly lady idea. Strictly speaking, the fly lady system is a set of certain rules and principles of housekeeping. However, it should not be confused with home economics courses. After all, the main idea is to learn "not to get hung up" on doing unpleasant and boring work and stop feeling unhappy. Invented for housewives, the system "took root" in almost all European countries. As it turned out, it is also great for working women. What's the secret?

How it works?

The basic principle of the beginning fly lady is:“Your house didn’t get dirty in a day. And it won’t get perfectly clean overnight.” Start small. To begin with, pick one place in your house and keep it perfectly clean. Marla recommends starting with the kitchen sink. Try to train yourself to always keep the sink sparkling – no matter what! Even if you’re dead tired and don’t have the energy to wash the dishes – just put it out of sight. But the sink is “sacred.” Be sure to wash it until it shines. Once you’ve mastered the first step, move on to the second.

Watch Yourself

The approach is very simple.If a woman - a lady - is not able to take care of herself, it is unlikely that she will be able to take care of her home. There is a certain logic in this, right? A true fly lady cannot afford to look unkempt and untidy. After getting out of bed, take a shower and apply light makeup. Give up old dressing gowns and worn-out "flip-flops". It is better to put on a nice house suit. Shoes, according to Marla, must have laces. Why? It's very simple! This will save you from the temptation to lie on the couch. Constantly tying and untying laces is a tiring task. And most likely, your conscience will not allow you to lie down right in your shoes.

The principle of "zoning"

Mentally divide your apartment into four"Zones". Clean one zone during the whole week. But never spend more than 15 minutes a day on this boring task. Agree, 15 minutes of cleaning is not at all scary. True, moral problems can begin here. The stern voice of your mother or grandmother immediately comes to mind: "If you started doing something, you should finish it!". Isn't it the same for you? A regular timer will help break stereotypes. Set it for 15 minutes or more - no-no! Very quickly you will find that 15 minutes is a huge period of time. During this time, you can get a lot of things done.

"Hour of the Blessing of the House"

This is another basic concept of the system.Sounds very lofty, right? What is behind it? It is simply weekly house cleaning. But! The key word here is "hour". One. That is, you should not devote the whole day to this tedious work. Are you sure that it is impossible to clean in this time? And do you remember that every day, for 15 minutes, you cleaned "zones" throughout the week? There is much less dirt! What you could not do in an hour, put off until next week without regret.

"Routines"

Even the word brings on melancholy.But where can you escape from it - routine? The Fly Lady system assumes "them" at once two - Morning and Evening. Routine - a list of small tasks that are repeated from day to day. Usually the Morning routine is - make the bed, wash and tidy yourself up, cook breakfast. Evening - wash the dishes and sink, wipe the stove, take care of yourself. Moreover, careful care of your beloved self should become a mandatory item. Everything else should not take more than 5 minutes.

"Hot Spots"

There are probably several of them in any apartmentplaces where, as if by magic, various junk accumulates. As a rule, it is a coffee table, a shelf in the hallway or a bedside table. These are the "hot spots" - hotspots. Lady Fly devotes one minute a day to putting out these little fires. Just walk through all the hotspots and put things back in their places.

"Raskhlimlenie"

Fly Ladies are deeply convinced that junkIt is impossible to organize. It can only be destroyed. In order to make this activity exciting and fun, a special game was invented. About once a month, you need to take a large garbage bag and set a timer for 15 minutes. During this time, you need to collect 27 "extra" things in the bag. Moreover, a "thing" is considered to be anything - an unnecessary piece of paper, a broken hairpin, etc. In a few months, you simply will not recognize your apartment. However, those ladies who have small children will have to play this game more often. Another step on the path to "decluttering" an apartment is the principle: "When buying something new, be sure to throw out something old." With this approach, junk will stop accumulating in the house.

We leave for the flight

As you can see, the fly lady system is very simple andunderstandable. Thanks to the easy but daily cleaning, dust, dirt and rubbish simply do not have time to accumulate. And what we are used to calling "general cleaning" is not required. This means that you will have much more time for yourself. And everyday life will not "kill" the real lady in you. Let's fly? We recommend reading:

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